How to Install and Uninstall picom Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the picom on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "picom" package

This guide let you learn how to install picom on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "picom" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall picom on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the picom package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: picom
Architecture: amd64
Version: 9-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nikos Tsipinakis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 449
Depends: python3, libc6 (>= 2.34), libconfig9, libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libev4 (>= 1:4.04), libgl1, libpcre3, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.25.2), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.7.2), libxcb-composite0, libxcb-damage0, libxcb-glx0, libxcb-image0 (>= 0.2.1), libxcb-present0, libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.10), libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-render0 (>= 1.12), libxcb-shape0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb1 (>= 1.9.2)
Filename: pool/universe/p/picom/picom_9-1_amd64.deb
Size: 179028
MD5sum: 11a63e12767ee15300b6ad65f83e726b
SHA1: d5eb1eeaa25dc67d12d51dc011ff68727445492c
SHA256: ccb8c550c14bd98af423ad79dea096d693f3be40308806c80edc9ad86b61aeec
SHA512: d4b3f660fab3d951bd6492faf593f8bb68770fe9d1893d0e224483c602873e6b5b1c4d1d2a2df3ffc7b71eb92a902d2b90ac54bcf0d403952d16f59464e38d0e
Homepage: https://github.com/yshui/picom
Description: lightweight compositor for X11
Description-md5: 0cdc5e7cbef4cd0133f109cc1508a33f
Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop